Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 23
शुक्रोत्पत्तिः तथा महेश्वरदर्शनम् (Śukra’s Emergence and the Vision of Maheśvara)
प्राणसंधारणादस्ति यच्च पुण्यफलं तव । त्रिभिर्वर्षसहस्रैस्तु तेनास्तु तव निर्वृतिः
prāṇasaṃdhāraṇādasti yacca puṇyaphalaṃ tava | tribhirvarṣasahasraistu tenāstu tava nirvṛtiḥ
Phước quả nào ngươi đã tích lũy nhờ pháp tu gìn giữ hơi thở sinh mệnh, nguyện nhờ công đức ấy mà sự an lạc và bình yên của ngươi được vững bền suốt ba ngàn năm.
Lord Shiva
Tattva Level: pashu
Shiva Form: Ishana
Role: nurturing
FAQs
It affirms that disciplined mastery of prāṇa (life-breath) becomes puṇya (spiritual merit) and, by Shiva’s grace, ripens into sustained inner peace (nirvṛti), supporting steadiness on the path toward liberation.
In Shaiva practice, prāṇa-discipline is offered to Saguna Shiva as devotion and self-purification; the steadied breath supports focused Linga-worship, mantra-japa, and one-pointed contemplation, through which Shiva bestows tranquility and spiritual fruition.
Prāṇa-saṃdhāraṇa (regulated breath-retention/prāṇāyāma) performed with Shiva-oriented intention—ideally alongside Panchākṣarī japa (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”)—as a tapas that generates puṇya and inner calm.